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Every Tuesday afternoon, a multilingual team armed with clipboards and bags stuffed with free masks and information on COVID-19 in six languages knocks on doors in Lowertown.
The idea is to make personal, face-to-face contact with as many of the 13,000 people who live in the neighbourhood as possible. The team members carry information sheets with details on how to contact resources ranging from food banks to mental health supports. They take note of the addresses visited and whether followup is needed.
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Ottawa pharmacies say they’re struggling to keep up with surging demand for COVID-19 vaccine appointments as their supplies of AstraZeneca doses dwindle and waitlists at some locations creep into the thousands.
Rahim Dhalla, owner of Hybrid Pharm in Westboro, says his store has already run out of the 200 doses it received last week after the provincial government announced it was expanding eligibility for vaccinations at pharmacies to those 40 or older.
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Council held a special meeting since the city needs to submit a funding application by Jan. 7.
While the funding requirement caps individual projects at $10 million, the city developed its own cap at $5 million so it could spread money across the wards.
Staff considered 160 project ideas and decided which ones best match the application criteria.
The largest proposed funding commitment is $5 million for a new clubhouse run by the Boys and Girls Club at a vacant city-owned property at 1770 Heatherington Rd., south of Walkley Road. The project is estimated to cost between $5.67 million and $6.5 million, with the Boys and Girls Club committing to secure the rest of the funding.